Meitze
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| Meitze | |
| village of Wedemark | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 11 km² (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population | 769 (01/12/2006) |
| - Density | 70 /km² (181 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | H |
| Postal code | 30900 |
| Area code | 05130 |
Meitze is a village in the municipality Wedemark, in Lower Saxony. Meitze covers about 11 square kilometres, including areas used for agriculture and forestry.
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[edit] General information
The village is mainly minted by the cobbled high street and a lot of old timber-framed houses in the heart.
In the North there is a wind farm with altogether seven wind turbines.
[edit] History
Meitze arose at the crossing point of two important trade routes, the "Hessenweg" and the "Bremerweg". On the intersection Meitze developed as a well-known marketplace.
- The villiage was founded on documents first in 1330 as "Metce"
- 1438 Meitze gets mentioned as "Metzenne" in a register
- around 1791 the name "Meitze" estabilshed
- 1921 the local Schützenverein is founded
- 1930 the volunteer fire brigade follows
- 1959 the new chapel becomes consecrated
- since 1974 Meitze is a distric of the Wedemark
[edit] Infrastructure
About one kilometer (0,62 miles) away of Meitze passes the A7.
Meitze is directly connected with Mellendorf and Elze/Bennemühlen by the bus route 697.
Until 1967 Meitze also had an own elementary school, but it was closed because of a lack of students.
